Common Name - Common Arrowhead
	Scientific Name - Sagittaria latifolia
	Family Name -  Water Plantain (Alismataceae)
Season	Perennial, summer.
Habitat	Shallow slow moving water, marshes, streams.
Flower	Regular, white, 1/2 to 1 inch wide, 3 rounded petals. Flowers arranged in groups of 3. A long stalk supports the flowers above the water.
Leaves	Basal, simple, toothless, lobed, shape like that of an arrow. Leaf blade varies from broad to narrow. Leaves supported above the water by a rigid stalk.
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